Writing simple and clear will help make the grade.
This article presents an analysis of readability computer software and what it can teach authors about reader-friendly writing. Readability software both supports and supplements important information regarding sentence length and reading grade levels. Computer software programs discussed in the art...
| Publicado en: | Quill Vol. 94; no. 7; pp. 41 - 42 |
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Society of Professional Journalists Foundation Inc
Sep2006
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